Tobacco

Tobacco (Semaa) is a sacred medicine to the Anishnaabe people. But when tobacco is abused in ways such as smoking cigarettes or cigars or chewing tobacco, it causes serious illness and disease, even death. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, and Native Americans have the highest prevalence of tobacco use among all major racial/ethnic groups. Start here to find out what resources are available to help you or a loved one quit using commercial tobacco and get more information on how to protect your loved ones from the dangers of secondhand and thirdhand smoke.